Markisa

It is commonly known as passion fruit. In Malayisa also called as Buah Susu "milk fruit". It was originated from Brazil, northern part of Argentina and Paraguay. It had been brought into Malaysia since 1960 from Australia, Hawaii and recently from Africa in 2009. Somehow it growth better for the yellow passion fruit here. The binomial name is Passiflora edulis flavicarpa.

It can growth well in Malaysia. The lifetime of one passion fruit tree is about three years. The young tree started to produce the fruits when it is approximately 5 to 6 months. After the blossom of the flowers on trees, it would started to grow the fruits about 70 days.

The fruit is light and oval or round in shape. The outer skin is very beautiful in colour, a bit pink, purple, yellow and green. It has the thick airy rink and it can become the food for the farm animal. Inside there are juice and also the black seeds. It has the combination of the sweet and acidic taste. Local people believe is good for the high blood pressure people to consume.

It has the high dietary fibre, potassium, beta carotene, vitamin C ...etc. Local people mostly blend the seeds together with the juice to make an ice cube drink. If this fruit juice is added to other fruit drink, it could be directly added the flavour. Of course also good in aroma. Some also produce the fruits juice in the bottle for local people. Here, I bought about 10 Markisa for RM10.00 in pasar malam.

Do not throw away the wrinkle skin markisa, because it is not bad yet. At this time it could be added the sugar level for the fruits. we still can consume them.

Rainny day

Some of the local people never buy the durians in the rainny days.

It is because most of the durians fans worried that the durians had been forced to fall down from the stalk by wind and rain.
Malaysian eat the durians which fell from the tree.
( the fruit reached maturity on the tree )

Probably the customers will buy the half ripe and half raw durians from the durians seller.
Disatisfaction will come from there !

Sunny days are the best time for the local people to enjoy durians.

Exportation of Malaysia frozen durians

No doubt, Malaysia durians are tasty !

On May 11th, 2011 Chinese government had officially approved for Malaysia frozen durians to enter the China market.
It was a great news to Malaysian durians traders.

The first 200 tons durians from Raub, Pahang will be distribute to Beijing, Guang zhou, Shanghai...etc, estimated in this coming earlier August.
Malaysia will export the seed and seedless durians.
After the survey, FAMA (Federal Agriculural Marketing Authority) choose to export the Musang King and D24 Durians.
It looks good with thick flesh pulp and tasty too.

FAMA will lead in the protocol for the inspection and quarantine requirements for the durians to China.
It's a tough job because to prevent the durians from spoil, it needs fast actions.
Quality is the trademark !

Durian and mangosteen

Durian is the king of the fruits.
Malaysian believes that 'heatiness' can be caught after taking this fruits.

Whereas mangosteen is the queen of the fruits.
"Coolness' can be obtain from this fruit after consume it.

So the balancing of the condition in the body is there.

The local people likes to eat the mangosteen after taking the durians.
This is one way to cool down the heatiness of the body too.

Isotonic drink and durians

Chinese in Malaysia do believe that the salt water can cool down the heatiness of the body.
Somehow this were the experiences from some of the friends.
Do not take the isotonic drink such as 100 plus just right after you took the durians.
It is because most of the people will feel the distension and maybe they will vomit.

The best suggestion from a durian seller was : take a cup of 'Teh O" (black tea or tea without milk), do not put anything either sugar or ice. Drink it hot. We will be fine, not to worry about the heatiness in the body after taking the durians.

A lovely Malay durian fan

The day before, after the lunch, we went to Air terjun Air Puteh Junjung, Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
Before we reached the rear road for car parking area, we saw a Malay guy sitting on the cement block, looks like waiting for something or relaxing.

On the way back, we had a short conversation.
I saw there were 2 small durians in front of the basket of his motorcycle.
He showed pne of the small durians that he collected to us.

Wow ! An orange coloured pulp durian and with good aroma.
He told us, 5 years back the durians produced by this tree was red in coloured but now colour changed a bit to orange colour.
He don't know the name of this durian but he said cannot find any of this type in the market yet.
He then tied back the husk with the rubberband.

We try to request to him to sell it for us.
Anyway, he refused. Priceless !
He said this one he collected only for his wife because it is a rare delicious durian so far he found.
A lovely durian fan.

Durian Type D666

Last 2 weeks, we went to Anjung Indah, Balik Pulau and we ate the Durian D666.
The hawker seller sell D666 for RM18.00 one kilogram.
The fruit we bought cost us RM20.00.

Some said D666 is same as 'Mountain Cat King' or local people called Mao Shan Wang.
Somehow I am going to try Mao Shan Wang some other day.

This fruit was yellow in colour, only had 3 pulps.
The flesh was thick, strong aroma and sweet and then bitter in taste.
The seeds was medium in size.

The durians hawker help us to open this D666 with sharp knife.
We did enjoyed the fruit.
Then we also had been served a cup of mineral water.

Pesta Durian June 2011 at Penang

Recent years, Penang state government held this kind of Pesta Durian or Durian Feast in the Durian peak seasons.
The durian feast is in a month period of time in June.
Durians trees started to produce fruits in May.

Somehow at this time in this month of July, you still can enjoy the Durians at Anjung Indah, Balik Pulau.
The road to Balik Pulau through the coastal side from Batu Feringgi is good.
The view is good too when passed the dam.
You also can see a lot of the Durians hawkers selling the fruits at Balik Pulau either at thier farms or stalls at this moment.
Drive along the road up the hill to Balik Pulau, you can see alot of durians trees. Some of the fruits still hanging on the trees.
Mostly the trees are tall.

We went to Anjung Indah, Balik Pulau in June 29th,2011...we enjoyed ate the durians meanwhile also enjoyed viewed the
beautiful scene from the scenic court yard.
There are others fruits stalls sell other local products and also other fruits, beside durians.
Unfortunately, because of haze the scene from Anjung Indah towards the down part of hill was slightly blocked.

It's really a good trip to Balik Pulau in the durians peak season.

Durian - The King of fruits

There are many types of durians in Malaysia now. Yummy ! Good taste and good quality than Thai durians. Even the flies and ants also like to share this tasty fruit.
The durians should be eat when it fresh. The aroma is less if you put the durians pulps in the container and keep in the fridge.

When durian reaches nature maturity, it will fall from the trees, Malaysian will collect durians under the trees. Follow by either self consumes or sell it.

Strong wind and heavy rain can make the durians fall unnaturally..in this case durians might not be fully ripe. Local people like to buy the durians when the weather is good.

The price for high energy value durian depends on the type, size and taste of the fruits. It can be as cheap as RM1.00 or expensive up to RM200.00. Some hawkers give the gurantee words to the customer. For local people, if found the durians they bought was not good taste or bad, mostly they will go back to complain to the durians sellers. So they will deal again from this point. Durians market price is floating.

Durians are round or oval in shape. The length is about 7-10 inches. Outside of the durian has spiky thorns. Need to be extra carefull when holding them or open them.

There is a thick spinky rind in side durians and have a few segments. Open according to the rind, then you can see the creamy white, yellow or orange coloured pulp. The seeds sometimes are big and sometimes very small.

It's the most nutritious fruits. Contain protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals and vitamins.

Best suggestion is to choose the durians which is light weight (pulp with light or small seeds), feel the seeds sounds when shaking durians, strong good smell and when touch the pulp, it shoud not be hard.

Some of the local people put a pinch of salt and add with the cold boiled water and mix them in one of the segment of durian and drink them. They believes it can cure the heatiness of the body after consumes durians. It also to prevent the sore throat.

Some believes durians can cure for arthritis and body joint paint.

Anyway some local people also believes that to drink alcohol or taking medicine while eating the durians can cause death. Local people also consume Durians with rice, make durians into dessets, porridge, ice-cream and cakes.